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religious preachers, sociology and social reformers,
education and educationists, science and scientists,
theology and theologians, have all come pell mell in
these reminiscences, and i have not hesitated to give
my own opinions on all these without any mental
reservations. Household servants, food, clothing, man-
ners and customs of many lands have all entered
freely in my narrative. I can only hope I have been
just in my estimates and fair in my appraisement of
values. Anxious that my readers should understand
all the matters I have dealt with and know all the
persons I have discussed, I have added a large
number of notes at the end of the book which 1 hope
will be found useful and informing. The numbers of
the notes tally with those marked at the relevant
places in the body of the book. The narrative is
really complete without the notes ; but if any informa-
tion should be wanted by any reader about any
person or, to him, any out-of-the-way word or idea
mentioned in the book, I believe the notes will
help him.

1 am deeply grateful to The Theosophical Publish-
ing House for so generously and spontaneously under-
taking the publication of the book despite the serious
financial risks involved in such grievous and uncertain
times.